J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Wanderer

While the cost of drink only accounts for a tiny proportion of my typical ski trip, I really hate getting ripped off :twisted: .

Last year, I was hit for €5 for hot chocolates in La Plagne, €5 for soft drinks, €6.50 for large beers :twisted:

My other pet hate is mountain restaurants that do not make tap water available (or hide it if they do) :twisted: . Paying €3 for a bottle of water when the tap water is perfectly acceptable drives me nuts :twisted:.

France is, in my experience the worst culprit for overpriced drinks. When you combine that with the smallest hotel bedrooms in Europe, it adds up to a fair bit of irritation :shock: . If it wasn't for the great skiing, I'd never think of visiting the place:wink:.

Looks like it was fun -) A lot more speed than I would have expected :shock:

Naaw :!: . Not going there - it's way too crowded :shock:

Thanks Ally -) . Not long to go now :mrgreen: .

That reminds me of a conversation my 10 year old daughter had just before Christmas. My daughter commented that there only 2 sleeps before Santa arrived. Her friend said no - it was actually 12 sleeps because she would wake about 10 times on Christmas Eve :roll: :roll: :roll:

Off to Moena in the Dolomites in a little over 2 weeks :mrgreen: The marketing for the area really hypes up the Sella Ronda as a wonderful, must-do circuit. However, my research suggests that it tends to be very busy and a bit of a slog to get around. :roll:

What are people's views? A must-do or a distraction from other quieter, more interesting pistes?

If I do it, what is a reasonable amount of time to complete? I would probably have the kids with me. Both are very comfortable on blues and easy reds but would be a bit more nervous on steeper red slopes.

Dave. That certainly sounds like a very interesting and fulfilling day 8)

If I wasn't heading out in just over 2 weeks, I'd be very jealous :oops:

Should the Thread title not read "Accommodation in Alpe D'Huez" :-)

Snowlily. Very sound advice from Dave and Catford. You need to be persistent and very clear with these people. I get the impression that the first response will nearly always be a fob off (and sometimes the second response as well). However, if you persist and they sense that you know what you are doing and can present your case well, they will not want it going off to the Ombudsman. Good luck with your claim.